Pizza Marguerita Reproduction/TV Anhanguera ? Pizza Day is celebrated this Friday (9), and Santa Catarina is one of the states that most order the dish via delivery: a survey by iFood Tendências placed the people of Santa Catarina in fifth place in the national ranking that lists the gastronomic preferences of Brazilians when ordering food through the app. In total, there were 2.3 million orders in the first half of 2026. The survey also showed that pepperoni pizza tops the state list of favorite flavors (see list below). ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp The product is heavily concentrated on dinner — more than 94% of orders — and the weekend accounts for more than 60% of the volume, with Saturday being the busiest day. A survey by the Associação Pizzarias Unidas do Brasil (Apubra) showed that Santa Catarina has 2,690 restaurants specializing in the dish in operation, equivalent to 6.67% of the Brazilian market. The state also accounts for 34.1% of all pizzerias in the south of the country, occupying second place in the regional ranking. What are your favorite flavors? The iFood survey listed the flavors most requested by consumers in Santa Catarina (see below). Pepperoni pizza Margherita Chicken with cream cheese Chocolate Pepperoni Pepperoni, a type of salami, is a brand from the South region: only Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul register the flavor among the five most ordered in restaurants, according to the survey. Pizza in SC in numbers Number of pizzerias active in SC in 2026: 2,690 Number of pizzas produced per day: 185,610 Number of pizzas produced per month: 5,568,300 Number of pizzas produced per year: 67,747,650 Number of pizzas produced per hour: 7,734 gif pizza Giphy VIDEOS: most watched on g1 SC in last 7 days